19/04/2011 11:29
Syria protests: Forces open fire on protesters
Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of warning by the authorities to halt what they called an insurrection, Reuters said.
A member of the security police addressed the protesters at Clock Square through a loud speaker asking them to leave, and then the forces opened fire
Several hours earlier, Syrian state television broadcast an Interior Ministry statement that described the wave of unrest in Syria as an insurrection.